Now begins my summer of taking too few photos!

• "Fire Season" by Leyna Krow
• "The Fortunes of Jaded Women" by Carolyn Huynh*
• "A Map for the Missing" by Belinda Huijuan Tang*
• "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
• "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng*
• "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• "The Many Daughters of Afong Moy" by Jamie Ford*
• "The Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs" by Camilla Townsend
• "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert
• "Fiona and Jane" by Jean Chen Ho
• "This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage" by Ann Patchett
• "Malibu Rising" by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus**
• "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert
• "The Light We Lost" by Jill Santopolo
• "Bell Canto" by Ann Patchett
• "Commonwealth" by Ann Patchett
• "Call Us What We Carry" by Amanda Gorman
• "The Other Einstein" by Marie Benedict*
• "Hang the Moon: a Novel" by Jeanette Walls
• "Mika in Real Life" by Emiko Jean*
• "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett
• "Beasts of a Little Land" by Juhea Kim*
• "Tastes like War" by Grace M. Cho
• "The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches" by Sangu Mandanna*
• "Chemistry" by Weike Wang
• "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt*
• "Joan is Okay" by Weike Wang
• "The Last Tale of the Flower Bride" by Roshani Chokshi
• "The Summer Place: A Novel" by Jennifer Weiner
• "The Island of Missing Trees" by Elif Shafak
• "Women Talking" by Mirriam Toews
• "Weyward" by Emilia Hart*
• "Yours Truly" by Abby Jimenez
• "Happy Place" by Emily Henry

The number one book out of the list is "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. A lot of these books I listened to while I worked. It was a good 6 months of books - 35 total!

In February, I applied for a 14-week incubator program for creative small businesses. It felt like a shot in the dark, putting myself out there. I spent a week working on my application and I didn't get accepted on the anticipated day. I was disappointed but saw it as a great exercise and all apart of the process. Well the next day, I found out I was accepted and I was thrilled!

I came home from my first class overwhelmed and questioning if I wanted to do this or not. Oh man. I stuck with it, did the work and I have learned so much! I still have so much left to do. It was a really awesome experience. It all wrapped up with a Pitch Party. I presented a 3-minute pitch to a panel. The panel had read all our business plans beforehand and then had a set amount of time to ask questions and give feedback. It was nerve-racking. And I'm so proud of myself! I loved my cohort and I met so many great people.

SO many thank-yous to Terrain for giving me this opportunity.

Greta is saying "goodbye" to elementary school and she's on to middle school! There was a little promotion ceremony and it was really fun to have my mom here for that. Greta won the Spirit of Roosevelt award and I'm so proud of her! She's a great kid! She had an awesome year at school and navigated the girl-drama well. I'm excited to see her shine in middle school!

Maeve is Sonny's favorite. Can you blame him? Her laugh is so infectious! And she's just the right height and she'll lay down and let him love her.